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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:CadmiumSymbolCadmiumSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Cadmium]].]]
[[Cadmium]] is a [[Transition Metal|transition metal]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with an [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] of 48.
====Atomic Structure====
: [[Cadmium]] as 48 [[proton]]s and 64 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Atomic Number]] of 48 and an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 112.
: [[Cadmium]] is in [[Period]] 4 5 of the [[Periodic Table]] because it has 4 5 [[Electron Orbital|electron shells]].
====Properties====
: [[Cadmium]] is a [[metal]] [[element]] so it is a good [[Thermal Conductor|thermal conductor]] and a good [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]].
: [[Cadmium]] is [[ductile]].
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:CdKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Cadmium]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Cadmium]] is a [[Transition Metal|transition metal]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with 48 [[proton]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
===About IodineCadmium===
====Molecular Structure====
: [[Cadmium]] has the [[Chemical Formula|chemical formula]] [[Cadmium |Cd]].
====Atomic Structure====
: The most [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of [[Cadmium]] has 64 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 112.
: [[Cadmium]] is in [[Period]] 4 5 of the [[Periodic Table]] because it has 4 5 [[Electron Orbital|electron shells]].
: [[Cadmium]] loses [[electron]]s to form [[Positive Charge|positive]] [[Metal Ion|metal ions]].
====Properties====
: [[Cadmium]] is [[sonorous]].
: [[Cadmium]] is [[ductile]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Cadmium, page 191, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']